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Old O23 Centerboard Pivot ruidh at 5:26am 12.12.12 Day Sailers 18/3913 I'm trying to remove the centrists on my '71 O23. This is an iron keel with a pivot pin that goes al
Sydney International Boatshow Ken13559 at 8:35pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 Any Aussies on this forum? If yes, could you tell me if the Sydney International Boatshow (Aug 2013)
Sacrificial zincs?? dutchy at 5:24pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 8/2378 Does the Yanmar 3GMF (fresh water cooled) have any zincs in the engine block? It is my understandin
repair help please rstone at 4:30pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 25/7245 hey everybody, i'm totally new to sailing. as in never been. but sunday i bought a 1969 morgan 22 in
Videos from Desolation Sound ... eliems at 4:29pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2236 Just started loading some of the clips from our trip last year on to YouTube. Desolation Sound is a
New Membership Cards (2) thubbard84 at 4:20pm 12.11.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/6537 Hi All, Attached is samples of the new HAPS "business cards." We will hand 5-10 of them to everyone
Southern Boating Roger Long at 3:02pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5759 The gift of humor that keeps on giving: http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/SouthernBoating.
Should I insulate my headliner space? (8) gnashty at 3:00pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 4/7606 My wife and I just bought our 1987 Hunter 40, which we're living aboard, and we are battling the ele
Things That Go Squish in the Night (1) Roger Long at 2:48pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1851
Barrier coat recommendation Isla-Mae at 12:04pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2066 I am restoring a 1977 O'Day 25. How important it it that I have a barrier coat put on the bottom?
Speed sensor through hull fitting on O'Day 25 Isla-Mae at 12:01pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1840 I am restoring a '77 O 'Day 25 and come to a speed sensor fitting just aft of the keel. The gauge is
sigh, Selling my boat... What made you buy yours?? KandD at 11:29am 12.11.12 Big Boats 5/2029 :cry: USN has decided my wife has spent enough time on the east coast and we are going west... we'l*
Engine to Engine rivettw at 10:23am 12.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1412 Hello guys, Currently looking at the feasability of swapping out my old 2QM20 (in 79' 37ft Hunter cu
Modify Bulkhead between Nav station and Main Salon maisso at 9:14am 12.11.12 S2 2/1546 I have a 1983 9.2A and am considering some improvements. One of which would be to 'cut' the separati
O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box yeahmag at 9:12am 12.11.12 Day Sailers 8/3421 My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hat
Sailmaker in South eastern Ma. peterbud at 7:07am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1867 I need to have some work done on my genoa and get my sails cleaned. Does anyone have any reconmendat
1977 Oday 22 (1) LFM at 6:21am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4871 Another new boat owner. With questions. My wife and I decided to quit buying gas for the gas sucking
Help me pick a potty kito at 6:18am 12.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3377 The Admiral is tired of peeing in a bucket and I need to put a porta potty in my Cat 22.....it would
About that H37C bridgedeck traveler. (2) Ed Schenck at 5:32am 12.11.12 The Cherubini Hunters 32/5692 Spring of 2013 I want my traveler to look like Blaise's, see pictures. Tell me once more how you wer
The Boat Avatar HannaTina88 at 3:49am 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/32 Dear boat owner, Boat manufacturers use all their skills and the latest technology to provide bo

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Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dlochner at 7:27am 03.28.23 Change the water pump impeller annually before launch. Don't rely on water coming out of the weep ho
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? JBP-PA at 7:26am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very reli
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? JBP-PA at 7:26am 03.28.23 For ordinary day use, not crossing oceans or being in distant or exotic lands , I carry spare: plugs
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 7:26am 03.28.23 It's hard to imagine that you could get enough tension on the babystay with that method. Maybe with
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dmax at 7:25am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very relia
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else
Water Tank Material Claude L.-Auger at 7:06am 03.28.23 Thanks for the info Peggie. And for WasabiRush in case you're asking because you have a problem here
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:01am 03.28.23 I suspect that you can buy a top quality 10-15 gal plastic tank for the same or very little more th
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 6:54am 03.28.23 Looks like a variation on the ideas of Felix Wankle. He designed a rotary compressor in the 1920s.
Asbestos? kloudie1 at 6:15am 03.28.23 Some of that stuff was fiberglass but as previously stated, wet it down thoroughly to eliminate risk
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) dlochner at 6:05am 03.28.23 there will be gelcoat repairs, especially in this area. Now you are living dangerously, tempting
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 6:04am 03.28.23 All, thanks for the advice, I ordered the jib sheet in one piece, and will use the cow hitch. Binnac
Halman 27 dlochner at 5:43am 03.28.23 Could it be considered a blue water boat? There is no generally agreed upon definition of "blue w
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.28.23 Silicone embeds in the porous gel coat and inhibits the adhesion of paint or gel coat. It can not b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 5:17am 03.28.23 64911927 -Will
Halman 27 Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 03.28.23
H37C Main sail reefing (1) Jim Legere at 3:22am 03.28.23 That hole through the gooseneck (to the left of the sheave) is for another pin that carries a jammer
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 10:52pm 03.27.23 1979 That makes sense. The engine was removed from the front and put under the companionway. so mayb
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 10:44pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Engine in front? I have a stainless fuel tank, starboard side. '83, engine

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